26-04-2019, 08:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 26-04-2019, 08:50 AM by Stuart Giles.)
Before shortening the tubes on your '32 rear axle, it'd be worth taking a good look at the overall rear end setup you have now.
Some short wheelbase cars I have seen have been created by drilling out the rivets on the front and rear crossmembers on a LWB chassis and temporarily removing them. Then sawing 6" off the rear of the chassis rails and splaying the rails in order to refit the wide track rear crossmember and front crossmember along with a shortened longitudinal member. The result is a 6' 3" chassis which is configured for the wider long wheelbase rear axle. If yours has been so modified, changing it to accept a narrow track rear axle is going to be a significant piece of work.
Some short wheelbase cars I have seen have been created by drilling out the rivets on the front and rear crossmembers on a LWB chassis and temporarily removing them. Then sawing 6" off the rear of the chassis rails and splaying the rails in order to refit the wide track rear crossmember and front crossmember along with a shortened longitudinal member. The result is a 6' 3" chassis which is configured for the wider long wheelbase rear axle. If yours has been so modified, changing it to accept a narrow track rear axle is going to be a significant piece of work.